Sat 2015-07-25 
A male emperor dragonfly, Anax imperator (Odonata: Aeshnidae). This specimen was much more docile than usual and I was able to get very close to it.
Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2015-07-25.
Sun 2015-07-12 
An emerald moth, Hemithea aestivaria (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) that my daughter found in her bedroom.
Almost exactly a year ago I found one in our living room.
Photo take in Reading, UK, on 2015-07-05.
Sat 2015-06-20 
A male Oplodontha viridula (Diptera: Stratiomyidae).
Specimen taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2015-06-19.
Mon 2015-06-08 
A Pseudargyrotoza conwagana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), one of several dozen that I saw swarming on the leaves of ash and horse chestnut trees alongside the path on my walk on Saturday.
Photo taken in Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK on 2015-06-06.
Mon 2015-05-25 
A Conops vesicularis (Diptera: Conopidae). The larvae are parasites of bees while the adults, judging from their yellow-brown colour, are hornet mimics.
Specimen taken at Balmer Lawn, Brockenhurst, UK, on 2015-05-16.
